Cape Town Highlights & Hidden Gems Including Tickets and Snack

Name: Cape Town Highlights & Hidden Gems Including Tickets and Snack
Brand: Withlocals
SKU: 24380P722
Price: 84.96 USD
Rating: 4.5 (117 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceCape Town, South Africa

Best of Cape Town Private Tour Highlights and Hidden Gems

4 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

A good choice for first-time visitors or travelers who are short on time, this tour shows you the best of Cape Town from a unique perspective! On your walking tour you'll learn about the city’s troubled past and see landmarks like District 6 Museum, Bo-Kaap, Castle of Good Hope (admission included) and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the help of your knowledgeable local guide. You'll also be taken to that special eatery where only the locals come and enjoy a local snack or drink hand-picked by your host.

Half-day tour of Cape Town's highlights and hidden gems
Private tour—only your group participates
Local guide provides a unique and local perspective of the city
Good choice for first time visitors
Get recommendations about the top things to do in Cape Town from your local guide
Regain energy with a local drink or snack beloved by the locals

What's Included

Private Tour
Local Guide
1 local drink/tasting
Tickets for Castle of Good Hope included
Carbon-neutral experience

Hotel pick-up and drop off
Extra food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

36 Buitenkant St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
In front of Truth Coffee Roasting

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Private tour: only you & your local guide
CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

117 reviews

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Most personalized tour possible!

Kristen_D, Feb 2024

Sebastian was outstanding. He recognized right away that our youngest was energetic and probably would have had a hard time on the planned tour. So when I asked him for a change of plan- to guide us to the top of Table Mountain- he enthusiastically agreed and gave us a wonderful spontaneous tour of Table Mountain, Bo Kaap, Company’s Gardens and the markets downtown. It was a wonderful day and due in great part to Sebastian. Thank you so very much.

We loved our tour with Sebastian!

Catherine_H, Nov 2023

Our tour with Sebastian was the perfect way to kick off our friend trip to South Africa! He goes out of his way to ensure an absolutely excellent experience for everyone. Sebastian is passionate about Cape Town, attentive, caring, an incredible teacher and guide, and his perspectives on a range of topics offered valuable food for thought. We learned so much and wished we could have had him show us around our whole trip! As it was, he offered helpful tips for other activities on our agenda too. Thanks so much!

Stunning ocean views

Coco_P, Oct 2023

Patrick shared his passion and in-depth knowledge of some of the most spectacular sights in and around Cape Town.

Half Day tour of Cape Town

MOIRA_L, Aug 2023

We were a group of 3 couples, and met Parinita mid morning at the Truth Coffee Roasting company downtown. Parinita walked us through the history of Cape Town, showing us all around the castle, the main square, Green Market square, the Bo Kaap neighborhood and more. The history of this city is complex but Parinita guided us through a basic timeline with plenty of information in our half day tour. We had a wonderful time and learned a lot. A great tour to start out our first visit to Cape Town. Highly recommend!

Amazing Tour!

Mike_M, Jul 2023

This was a great tour. I got to see and learn so much. Parinita was a great tour guide and gave us a unique experience. I highly recommend this tour.

Excellent, in-depth tour by a professional.

Cassandre_B, Mar 2023

Sebastian was an excellent tour guide. He arrived on time, was professional , warm and knowledgeable. He has excellent recall of dates and historical events and also gives fair commentary on contemporary issues affecting Cape Townians. I found his explanations fair and balanced, particularly regarding the complicated racial history of SA, particularly the Apartheid era. He showed us to excellent places to eat and gave us inside tips that helped us navigate other tours we’d booked. 10/10 - I recommend with no reservations.

Great Time in Cape Town

Kevin_S, Mar 2023

Theo, our guide, is a gem. He is so knowledgeable about South African history and culture. We discovered the whole historical time-line from the early days until now. It was a powerful experience. Highly recommended!

A walk in the city

Philip_W, Feb 2023

Our tour guide was engaging and very informed on history and culture. He was concerned for our safety as well.

Hidden Gems Tour

Scott_N, Feb 2023

It was nice to see a little more of Cape Town and our particular highlight was Company Gardens which were beautiful. Our guide Parinita was very friendly & informative.

This would have been a...

Zoe_H, Jan 2023

This would have been a good tour but probably with a guide that knew a little more about the places we visited. Also would suggest making it shorter than 4 hours. Two hours in the castle was too much

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Hi there, at Withlocals we want our guests to have the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative tour experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to follow up on this issue. We are looking forward to your email. Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals. Have a great day, Withlocals

Personal touch

Roberta_H, Dec 2022

Great experience would highly recommend. Our guide was very knowledgable and super enthusiastic about Cape Town.

Great tour with Dev to get an impression of Capetown

Stefanie_E, Dec 2022

Our tourguide Dev was awesome. It was fun and memorable how he told about life and history in Capetown and South Africa. He gave us background about part of the city, buildings, traditions, monuments. I would highly recommend a tour with Dev. He can help you to understand the City of Capetown and is absolutely helpful to have a good time there!

Getting to know the heart of Cape Town

PANAGIOTA_A, Nov 2022

Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Cape Town Private Tour on 28 Oct. 2022. We much enjoyed strolling around and seeing the city's landmarks. Our guide Parinita was quite knowledgeable and agreeable as a company. Many thanks!

Luca_T, Jul 2022

Sebastian is an excellent and very professional guide, very kind person. We suggest the tour with him

Best tour you can do in Cape Town

Mike_v, Jul 2022

This tour was the highlight of our stay in Cape Town. Sebastian is a great tourguide and the tour gave us the complete overview about the city. We have seen some hidden gems and Sebastian told us a lot about the history and the current live. With his personal stories and views, it has been a fantastic afternoon while our relaxing walk through the different areas of downtown Cape Town. Can highly recommend this tour for everyone - even for people they don´t like walking tours. By the way: we always felt safe and we are now experienced for crossing the streets.

Great Guide, Very informative!

mpr678, Mar 2022

Rushdi was a great tour guide. He was very communicative and helpful prior to the tour. The tour was very informative and casual. Rushdi was patient with all the questions and knows a lot about his City. I would highly recommend this tour and Rushdi to anyone looking for a relaxed guide and knowledgeable tour of Cape Town. Was a very enjoyable few hours in the City.

Very informative. So many places to see. But fix the website to say that this tour is a waking tour. Then it won’t su

Marilyn_P, Jul 2021

No particular part. Subastion was a wonderful guide. He went out of his way to make our experience great despite so many closures from Covid 19. We got in lots of exercise😀. He deserves some pay raise from the company if that is possible!!!

Great trip, worth the investment and time

Ralph_G, Mar 2020

Sebastian was a great guide — engaging, insightful and very accommodating. We learned a lot about Cape Town’s sites and history. He also gave us inputs for the rest of our trip. The only advice I will give is not have the tour on a Sunday because the tastings offered won’t be available. Instead, we had a good cup of coffee instead. Thanks, Sebastian!

Excellent highlights and hidden gems of Cape Town

Jose_O, Feb 2020

I would recommend this tour, Rusdhi is very passionate about his country and his hometown (Cape Town), and he made our tour a very pleasant and informative visit. We got to go to Table Mountain, Signal Hill, the beach, downtown, etc areas that we were not even expecting to see. I will recommend Rusdhi any time. Thanks for all your help

Got an impressive picture of the gorgeous city

leeyikki, Feb 2020

I only had a spare day in Cape Town in January 2020 and decided to join this tour to get a picture of the city. Nathan (Stopford) was the guide cum driver. It was such an impressive tour! We have indeed visited a lot of places in just several hours - how fruitful the tour was! Not only we went to the landmarks in the city centre such as City Hall, Castle of Good Hope, District Six, Bo-kaap, V&A, etc., Nathan also went for an extra mile to drive me (supposed it is a walking tour) to some scenic spots to view Table Mountain, as well as to the West Coast for a relaxing coffee time in a beautiful seaside backdrop. We went to the Old Biscuit Mill too and interacted with the staff of the prominent Test Kitchen. Of course, it was not the intention to deep-dive into each spot in just a few hours, but the tour indeed offered a comprehensive and wonderful picture of the lively city. Love this much!